Lower Hutt sushi restaurant fined for employment standard breaches

Thursday 17 July 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 17 Jul 2025, 12:57pm

In this story Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Employment Relations Authority

The Employment Relations Authority has ordered Well Sushi to pay $30,000 in penalties for breaching employment standards. The restaurant failed to pay a migrant worker the minimum wage and sick leave. The business was previously ordered to pay the former employee more than $53,000 in wage arrears.

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1. 1NewsThu 17 Jul 2025, 11:56am

   Sushi restaurant ordered to pay $30k over employment standard breaches (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 17 Jul 2025, 12:18pm

   Wellington sushi restaurant fined for exploiting ‘vulnerable’ migrant worker (opens in new tab)

3. RNZThu 17 Jul 2025, 12:57pm

   Wellington's Well Sushi fined after not paying 'vulnerable' migrant worker minimum wage (opens in new tab)